News

    An algorithm could make CPUs a cheap way to train AI (Engadget)

    Deep Learning breakthrough made by Rice University scientists (ArsTechnica)

    Hash Your Way To a Better Neural Network (IEEE Spectrum)

    Computer scientist named to magazine’s SN 10 list of young scientists to watch (Science News)

    The secret to making friends online: Join as many communities as possible (Document Journal)

Houston Matters     Using New Data Techniques To Estimate The Number Of Syrian War Dead (Houston Matters)

    Shrivastava, Baraniuk share Amazon Research Award (Rice Engineering)

    Computer scientist Shrivastava wins Air Force Young Investigator grant (Rice University )

    Scientists slash computations for deep learning (Phys.org)

    Researchers working toward indoor location detection (Phys.org)

    Indian-American Computer Scientist Anshumali Shrivastava Wins NSF CAREER Award (NDTV)

    Beyond Silicon: Squeezing More Out of Chips (The New York Times)

    Mobile system finds your location without the ‘cloud’ (Futurity)

    Rice’s energy-stingy indoor mobile locator ensures user privacy (Rice University)